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Frederick A. Douglass High School

PublicHighGrades 9–13Charter

3820 St. Claude Ave, New Orleans, LA 70117 · (504) 373-6255

New Orleans’ School Grade D− better than 4% of Louisiana school districts

Directions
Students
658
Students per teacher
15:1
Free or reduced lunch
87%
Setting
City
Grades
9–13
The gist

What stands out about Frederick A. Douglass High School

  • Its own letter, C: better results than 30% of Louisiana’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 12 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 13 pts below the state

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency17%
State average 28.7%
Reading / language arts27%
State average 40.2%

Its own letter, C, places these results among Louisiana’s 1,186 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

Directions ↗

3820 St. Claude Ave, New Orleans

Students

Enrollment by grade
Grade 9166
Grade 10172
Grade 11151
Grade 12168
Grade 131
Enrollment over time
655’20
657’21
694’22
673’23
658’24

About steady since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Black 93%Hispanic 5%Two or more races 1%White <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about Frederick A. Douglass High School from New Orleans families.

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against Louisiana’s other public schools; New Orleans’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.